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trayvon martin was fit. the fight wasn't fair. have a look at how he showed us what the fight was like. take a look at john guy with the demonstration. that you're going to see a lot of. >> you recognize this as being a human type figure? right? >> yes, sir. >> okay. it's actually got a belly button. >> it surely does. >> does it appear to be anatomically correct. >> for the belly button, yes, sir. >> so as the defendant described it to you, is this the way he described it in the area of the belly button. >> what's important right now, number one you've got your knees up pretty high on his waist. slide down just a little bit more. there you go. have a squat. i can't see your crotch, but in the area of his belly button. >> here's his belly button. am i in the area. >> yes, sir. >> did you have the defendant do this? >> no, sir. >> when you talked to him. >> no, sir. >> you didn't have him do that? >> no, sir. >> if this person, this mannequin were carrying a firearm on their waist, where would the gun be right now in relation to me
trayvon martin was fit. the fight wasn't fair. have a look at how he showed us what the fight was like. take a look at john guy with the demonstration. that you're going to see a lot of. >> you recognize this as being a human type figure? right? >> yes, sir. >> okay. it's actually got a belly button. >> it surely does. >> does it appear to be anatomically correct. >> for the belly button, yes, sir. >> so as the defendant described it to you, is this the...
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martin or trayvon martin who attacked george zimmerman? >> that's correct. >> you can't testify as to who threw the first punch? >> that's correct, sir. >> fact, you can't testify whether there was a first punch throwing? >> that's correct, sir. >> you can't say whether it was trayvon martin defending himself or george zimmerman defending himself in terms of when this first started? >> that's correct, sir. >> you're really testimony is only focusing on at the time of the actual shot, correct? would that be accurate? >> that's correct, sir. >> you're not stating here are you that everything george zimmerman stated at the statement you saw, the reenactment is the complete gospel truth? >> that's correct, sir. i'm just stating the nature of the gunshot wound being consistent with the account. >> were you aware, sir, that the defendant had given one, two, three, i believe at least four, maybe five statements prior to that one? >> i believe you had mentioned that to me, sir. >> i think i mentioned that in your deposition, right? >> yes, sir. >>
martin or trayvon martin who attacked george zimmerman? >> that's correct. >> you can't testify as to who threw the first punch? >> that's correct, sir. >> fact, you can't testify whether there was a first punch throwing? >> that's correct, sir. >> you can't say whether it was trayvon martin defending himself or george zimmerman defending himself in terms of when this first started? >> that's correct, sir. >> you're really testimony is only...
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>> that's correct. >> let's talk for a moment about the injury to trayvon martin's knuckle. do you remember there being in the photographs and the discussion in the autopsy an abrasion on the left hand fourth finger. >> right. >> do you agree with dr. bao that's an abrasion type injury? >> it appears to be. >> is that consistent with having come in contact with a hard surface or impacting some other surface? >> it's consistent with impacting a hard surface. >> would concrete qualify in. >> concrete can qualify, yes. >> in your training and experience under circumstances like this, would you expect to see bruising on the knuckles if there had been punching going on? >> you can see bruising or you cannot see bruising. it depends what part of the body you punch. the softer the portion, you may not see it. in a case like this you can have bruising but it may not be visible unless you cut open the hand, the skin and peel it back. there may have been bruising there that we don't know about or there may not have been bruising but it doesn't make that much difference. you can punch
>> that's correct. >> let's talk for a moment about the injury to trayvon martin's knuckle. do you remember there being in the photographs and the discussion in the autopsy an abrasion on the left hand fourth finger. >> right. >> do you agree with dr. bao that's an abrasion type injury? >> it appears to be. >> is that consistent with having come in contact with a hard surface or impacting some other surface? >> it's consistent with impacting a hard...
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trayvon martin the way he was. trayvon martin that night, i had to show you, he had the hoodie on. we talked about the hoodie. this is from the picture we showed you. it's not in evidence. don't even have to believe it's accurate. just take a look at it. remember how much taller i was than andrew gaugh, and he testified that he was 5'10". and then there's george zimmerman and how tall he is. take a look at him compared to my height. could you stand up for a moment, please? relative physical abilities. that's what you have to look at to determine in a self-defense case. so you look at this guy that night, don't look achad the today to how much weight he gained. it doesn't matter, what matters is how he was that day and how trayvon martin looked that day. in evidence, just so you get an indication, november 15th, 2011, about two months, three months before trayvon martin passed away. that's what he looked like. a young kid, nice kid actually, you look at the picture, not bad. the problem is when we show you autopsy photographs, there are two things to show you about autopsy photograp
trayvon martin the way he was. trayvon martin that night, i had to show you, he had the hoodie on. we talked about the hoodie. this is from the picture we showed you. it's not in evidence. don't even have to believe it's accurate. just take a look at it. remember how much taller i was than andrew gaugh, and he testified that he was 5'10". and then there's george zimmerman and how tall he is. take a look at him compared to my height. could you stand up for a moment, please? relative...
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following -- if george zimmerman is following trayvon martin, he's guilty of something. that's not part of the law. the truth is it isn't part of the law and the jury needs to understand it according to this defense attorney. >> the jury told by the court it's not illegal to follow somebody especially if you're doing it to tell the police where this person went. >> response? >> as the state objects, we would note it's the first time i ever heard unnamed media commentary cited as legal authority to the courted. i would submit while following itself might not be illegal that following is one factor the jury is free to consider in this case. it is something that evinces the defendant's state of mind. it doesn't have to be illegal and i don't think the instruction -- we want to talk about what confuses the jury. when the court starts telling them things like it is not illegal to walk across the street. it is not illegal to walk home from 7-eleven in the rainwearing a hoodie. it is not illegal to be armed with a pack of skittles. that tennes to confuse the jury. it is also in
following -- if george zimmerman is following trayvon martin, he's guilty of something. that's not part of the law. the truth is it isn't part of the law and the jury needs to understand it according to this defense attorney. >> the jury told by the court it's not illegal to follow somebody especially if you're doing it to tell the police where this person went. >> response? >> as the state objects, we would note it's the first time i ever heard unnamed media commentary cited...
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t neither the text messages from trayvon martin's phone, those won't be admitted either. two major setbacks for the defense right now. sunny hostin is sfatanding by a he has her reaction. page pate is with us, as well, the defense attorney. big wins for the prosecution. these two decisions from judge debra nelson. >> i think that's right. i think we could see where the judge was leaning. yesterday i was here until 10:00 at night, as well. little bit past that and she had trouble with authentication when it came to the text messages. that means, in our legal terms, that she wasn't sure they were actually trayvon martin's. she voiced her concerns how other people have access to one's phone and she wasn't comfortable with that letting that in because of the authentication issues. i understand she was leaning that way. in terms of the animation, she also had trouble with it. she felt and voiced some concerns about the data points that this witness was using when he put this animation together. you know, he seemed to be picking and choosing certain versions of events from cert
t neither the text messages from trayvon martin's phone, those won't be admitted either. two major setbacks for the defense right now. sunny hostin is sfatanding by a he has her reaction. page pate is with us, as well, the defense attorney. big wins for the prosecution. these two decisions from judge debra nelson. >> i think that's right. i think we could see where the judge was leaning. yesterday i was here until 10:00 at night, as well. little bit past that and she had trouble with...
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they were reenacting trayvon martin on top. one retreating, the other effective. >> i think the cross was spectacular today. i don't think this witness was a good witness for the defense. i'm surprised the defense went to far to call this witness. his bias was shown on cross-examination. he's getting paid to do this. he reached out to the defense because he wanted to do this. he sbrer viinterviewed george zimmerman. it wasn't a good witness from the very beginning which up until today was doing pretty well. on cross-examination he just really faltered. i was in the courtroom for part of the testimony. the jury was riveted because juries love demonstrations. i think when the prosecutor got on top of this charcoal dummy, it was very, very effective in poking holes in not only the witness's preparation but his testimony. >> mark, how did you see this? from the courtroom's perspective how did people respond? >> i think that many lawyers can't help themselves and ask too many questions. i think the defense was on a very big high and
they were reenacting trayvon martin on top. one retreating, the other effective. >> i think the cross was spectacular today. i don't think this witness was a good witness for the defense. i'm surprised the defense went to far to call this witness. his bias was shown on cross-examination. he's getting paid to do this. he reached out to the defense because he wanted to do this. he sbrer viinterviewed george zimmerman. it wasn't a good witness from the very beginning which up until today was...
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you heard trayvon martin's mother, trayvon martin's brother insists that was the voice of trayvon martin. this is significant in as much as if, in fact, it was george zimmerman who believed he was in danger and he then shot and killed trayvon martin. would obviously have an impact on this decision by the jury. let's see who this witness is. let's get some more of this live coverage here on cnn. >> [ witness sworn ] . >> you may be seated. >> thank you. >> good morning, ma'am, how are you? >> good morning. >> state your name, please. >> lee anne benjamin. >> and are you married? >> yes, i am. >> to whom? >> john donnelly. >> okay. do you know george zimmerman? >> yes, i do. >> and if you would, tell the jury how long you have known him. >> i think i met george nor the first time either at the end of 2002 or early in 2003. >> and if you would briefly tell the jury the circumstances of. i own and operate a local real estate business and george was working for the local evens company and i used to refer my commerce over to him, so i got to know him that way. >> would a characterization as a
you heard trayvon martin's mother, trayvon martin's brother insists that was the voice of trayvon martin. this is significant in as much as if, in fact, it was george zimmerman who believed he was in danger and he then shot and killed trayvon martin. would obviously have an impact on this decision by the jury. let's see who this witness is. let's get some more of this live coverage here on cnn. >> [ witness sworn ] . >> you may be seated. >> thank you. >> good morning,...
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goode saw trayvon martin straddling and striking mr. zimmerman with mr. zimmerman on his back consistent with the forensic evidence that you found at the time of the shot? >> yes, sir. >> that statement i take it is separate and apart from mr. zimmerman's statement describing essentially the same thing. >> again, i would not have used that to give my opinion. i have to use the physical evidence in conjunction with the statement of mr. zimmerman. >>> you pointed out in your direct evidence that there were two lacerations on the back of mr. zimmerman's head and that you testified that you believed those two have been from separate impacts. >> yes, sir. >> because you can see the sort of valley in between. >> yes, sir. >> those were the two blows that created the lacerations. >> in addition they were so separate that if you impacted one you couldn't get the other one. there were two reasons. >> your testimony was that was consistent with having mr. zimmerman's head struck at least twice on a surface like concrete. >> objection. leading nature of the question
goode saw trayvon martin straddling and striking mr. zimmerman with mr. zimmerman on his back consistent with the forensic evidence that you found at the time of the shot? >> yes, sir. >> that statement i take it is separate and apart from mr. zimmerman's statement describing essentially the same thing. >> again, i would not have used that to give my opinion. i have to use the physical evidence in conjunction with the statement of mr. zimmerman. >>> you pointed out in...
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tracy martin is trayvon's dad. what did trayvon martin's father say when he was asked in an interview room by the sanford police? let me play you a tape of some screaming. actually, i don't think they prefaced it that way. they said we're going to play you a tape. and then when he was asked who was screaming, the response was crystal clear. have a look at how that played out not long ago. >> the tape with screams on it and the gunshot? >> yes, sir. >> and did you play that for mr. martin and ms. green? >> yes, sir, i played all the recordings for him. >> focusing on the 911 call, tell me how you played that, what volume or how the setting of that occurred? >> i can't recall the number as far as the volume went, but it was audible. relatively clear, as clear as i had. it was played off of a -- i believe off of a cd. it might have been digital, an e-mail. i don't quite remember. but it was played. and it was audible. >> okay. and what was mr. martin's response? >> emotional. understandab understandable. i let him lis
tracy martin is trayvon's dad. what did trayvon martin's father say when he was asked in an interview room by the sanford police? let me play you a tape of some screaming. actually, i don't think they prefaced it that way. they said we're going to play you a tape. and then when he was asked who was screaming, the response was crystal clear. have a look at how that played out not long ago. >> the tape with screams on it and the gunshot? >> yes, sir. >> and did you play that for...
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trayvon martin against george zimmerman. and then it traveled down 30 feet or so, however they ended up there. we know that when they ended up there the only one that was injured at all, except for the gunshot, was george zimmerman. and that the only other injury that trayvon martin had on him was what seemed to be a fight injury from a couple scrapes to the knuckle. again, in my quest, my dangerous quest to prove my client's innocence beyond a reasonable doubt now we really get into what happened. you can argue and the state will, all you want that george wanted to be a cop. and george's calls to law enforcement in the past just had some seeding anger of build up. but don't assume it. prove it, believe it. don't prove it. it just doesn't exist. and don't connect those dots if they have not been connected to you beyond a reasonable doubt by the state. now, let's look at what really happened that night. and let's see the graph is done. so, what were these people doing just before? spend a moment on that to start talking about
trayvon martin against george zimmerman. and then it traveled down 30 feet or so, however they ended up there. we know that when they ended up there the only one that was injured at all, except for the gunshot, was george zimmerman. and that the only other injury that trayvon martin had on him was what seemed to be a fight injury from a couple scrapes to the knuckle. again, in my quest, my dangerous quest to prove my client's innocence beyond a reasonable doubt now we really get into what...
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zimmerman is claiming that trayvon martin was committing an aggravated battery. this instruction that i provided is exactly the law and it's the instruction that's in the standard that relates to chapter 776. that's the justifiable use of force chapter and that's the language that we used in our instruction because that's the issue. in fact, judge, it's the only issue in the case. it's always been the only issue in the case. and that is, that a person is justified in using deadly force if he reasonably believes such force i necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself. that's the only issue. >> then that section goes on to say while resisting attempt to commit applicable felony upon him or any dwelling in which he was present. >> he wasn't in his house. >> it's either the applicable felony or in his house. >> no. >> that's the use of -- that's the justifiable use of deadly force. >> no. we disagree. >> well, then get me case law that says that's a wrong interpretatio interpretation. >> look under the standard instructions, actually, i have
zimmerman is claiming that trayvon martin was committing an aggravated battery. this instruction that i provided is exactly the law and it's the instruction that's in the standard that relates to chapter 776. that's the justifiable use of force chapter and that's the language that we used in our instruction because that's the issue. in fact, judge, it's the only issue in the case. it's always been the only issue in the case. and that is, that a person is justified in using deadly force if he...
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in this case, trayvon martin? >> well, absolutely. >> so your determination as to what trayvon martin was doing at the time he was shot came from him, right? >> that was one of the elements that i considered for that. but when you take the small portion of weight given to a statement and then you add in the other evidence that surrounds the event, the injuries and everything, to see if it corroborates to a point that it seems plausible that this exactly is what took place and everything lines up to say yes, based on what i see here physically, the injuries and so forth, this all makes sense. so the opinion is that based on what he told me in combination with all the other variables involved, that's how i formed my opinion. >> yes or no. do you know what trayvon martin was doing at the moment he was shot? >> yes. >> you do? >> you're asking my opinion. based on the information i was given the opportunity just like i could look at you and say, i don't know what mr. zimmerman was doing, i don't know what mr. martin w
in this case, trayvon martin? >> well, absolutely. >> so your determination as to what trayvon martin was doing at the time he was shot came from him, right? >> that was one of the elements that i considered for that. but when you take the small portion of weight given to a statement and then you add in the other evidence that surrounds the event, the injuries and everything, to see if it corroborates to a point that it seems plausible that this exactly is what took place and...
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what does this do in light of that to trayvon martin? >> they weren't almost character witnesses, they were character witnesses. we sat there and listened to the vietnam veteran, make us relive the vietnam war in court the other day. and all he did and used that to bolster the situation. we've heard all type of witnesses that have bolstered the character. so i think your insinuation that it was a somewhat character -- no, it was. i think you're right on point. and most people saw it as that. >> reporter: so wolf, right now, we just watch and wait to see what happens with this particular ruling. as you mentioned, the judge wants to get this process moving. she's got a jury waiting to hear more testimony. the defense wants to make their case over the next several days, so depending upon what happens with this ruling, we'll see if new evidence will be dpladmitteo the case. >> they've been discussing this since 8:30 a.m. eastern, 90 minutes or so. the judge clearly frustrated it was taking so long. she wants those jurors back in the courtroo
what does this do in light of that to trayvon martin? >> they weren't almost character witnesses, they were character witnesses. we sat there and listened to the vietnam veteran, make us relive the vietnam war in court the other day. and all he did and used that to bolster the situation. we've heard all type of witnesses that have bolstered the character. so i think your insinuation that it was a somewhat character -- no, it was. i think you're right on point. and most people saw it as...